Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
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English as a foreign language Department of General Humanitarian Training
Elementary level Academic year: 2012-2013
2 credits The 1st term
Practical lesson 12
Lexical theme “Festivals and Holidays”.
Grammar “Prepositions of time”.
Assistant Professor Nussipaliyev Nurzhan Serikovich
Warming up
Guess the puzzle
What Am I? What Am I? What Am I? What Am I?
I am hot. I live in the water. I am in your body. I am red, green, or yellow. I live in the sky. You can drive me. I am red. I am a healthy snack. I am bright. I might make you sick. I am the symbol for love. I make good juice. Don't look straight at me. Don't put a hole in me. Blood pumps through me. You can bite me or slice me. I disappear in the night. Tie me up when you're done. Please don't break me. Give me to a teacher.
Grammar
Prepositions of time
Monday (morning)
the 12th of July
my birthday
8 o’clock
midday/midnight
lunchtime
night
the weekend
Christmas/Easter/New Year
on
at
● Use in for parts of the day
● Use on for days and dates
● Use at for times of the day, night, the weekend, and festivals
We say: at the weekend Are you going away at the weekend?
at night I can’t sleep at night.
at Christmas/at Easter Where will you be at Christmas? (but on Christmas Day)
at the end of … I’m going on holiday at the end of October.
at the moment Are you busy at the moment?
In the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening
I always feel good in the morning.
Do you often go out in the evening?
but
on Monday morning/ on Tuesday afternoon/ on Friday evening/ on Saturday night etc.:
I’m meeting Joanne on Monday morning.
Are you doing anything on Saturday night?
We do not use at/on/in before:
this… (this morning/ this week etc.) Are you going out this evening?
last… (last August/ last week etc.) We go on holiday every summer. Last summer we went to Canada.
next… (next Monday/ next week etc.) I’m leaving next Monday. (not on next Monday)
every… (every day/ every week etc.)